Did any of you ever have the good fortune to see a rare species in the wild? Or another wild animal you felt lucky to see? For me, the one that...
Does anyone know if Heck cattle or Heck horses are kept in the USA? Whether it's in zoos or other places? For that matter, are they still common...
Piggybacking off of the species and country threads, I thought of creating an exhibit based on national parks from around the world. I'm not going...
Is there any zoo that exhibits all three zebra species together? I know it would have to be a "bachelorette" heard but it seems like a neat idea....
Does anyone know if there are breeding programs for specific subspecies of caribou in the USA? For example, woodland caribou have become rare, are...
This zoo will name a cockroach after your ex, then feed it to a meerkat on Valentine's Day I'm sure many of us could have some fun with this.
Do you all get AZA commercials where you live? I never saw them when I lived in Wyoming but see them now. I'm curious if they only air in places...
Almost all zoos have an African and Asian section and most also have a South American section. I'm speaking from my experience visiting zoos in...
hello Zoochatters. I'm looking into taking a trip to Africa in 2019. I'm undecided between Kenya (though I am leaning more heavily toward that...
Has anyone here seen the documentary Trophy? If you get a chance I HIGHLY recommend giving it a watch. It really goes into the complexities of...
Has anyone here seen Savage Kingdom on NatGeo Wild? It's a series about predators in Africa. It's not exactly a documentary but a pretty...
Have any of you ever seen "domestic" peafowl in zoos? When I say domestic peafowl I mean those that are not of the normal blue plumage seen in...
Hyenas are an animal I have yet to see. As I understand there are no brown hyenas in captivity in the U.S. Which species is more common in the...
What do you think of geographic themed exhibits having a subspecies not native to their area included? For example, say there was an India themed...
It seems that a lot of zoos holding giant pandas are in warm climates; Washington, DC, Atlanta, Memphis, San Diego, Mexico City, and I'm sure some...
What animals have you seen Cape buffalo housed with? I know they're very aggressive, I'm curious if they do well with other species or are they...
Does anyone know why there are no mountain or eastern lowland gorillas (except the one female in Antwerp) in captivity? I know that western...
I was just thinking, wouldn't it be neat if there was a reality TV show where contestants could design exhibits for zoos? If some of us were on...
Since winter is upon those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it makes me think of the shortage of zoos displaying mostly cold weather animals. I...
Out of curiosity, how common is it that a captive animal would spend its entire life in one zoo? I know with breeding programs and species...
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